A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.